Early Childhood Council of Kern

Executive Board and Council Members

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Posted: 6/9/2000; 11:52:44 AM
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Members & Appointing Authority 

Member composition:

20% Child Care Consumer  - a parent or a person who currently is   using or used child care or center based care). 

20% Child Care Provider - a person who provides child care services in Kern County (family child care or center based care)

20% Community Representative - a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services, or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with the California Department of Education to provide child care and development services

20% Public Agency Representative - a person who represents a city,   county, city and county, or local education agency and who funds, regulates, or monitors the delivery of child care services 

20% Discretionary Member - appointed from any of the four above categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies.

Executive Committee

  • Chair - Irene Cook
  • Vice Chair - Ginny Layland
  • Secretary - Linda Oates
  • Treasurer - Lisa Brum

Members Appointed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors

Child Care Consumer

  • Heather Garcia
  • Lisa Brum
  • Vacant               

Child Care Provider

  • Julie Manning
  • Virginia Layland
  • Denine Tucker  

Community Representative
  • Janet Swank
  • Jerri Alvarado
  • Linda Eberhart

Public Agency Representative
  • Debbie Davis
  • Irene Cook
  • Vacant

Discretionary Member 

  • Kalina Marquez
  • Linda Oates
  • Vacant

Members Appointed by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Child Care Consumer  
  • Vacant
  • Vacant
  • Vacant         

Child Care Provider

  • Yvonne Munoz
  • Armida Bermudez
  • Casey Knaak

Community Member

  • Barbara Best
  • Candy Coats 
  • Marilyn Golleher

Public Agency Representative

  • Betty Phillips
  • Kathy Philley
  • Vienna Gonzales Battistoni

Discretionary Member

  • Debra Tolle
  • Cary Larson-McKay
  • Lisa Duncan-Purcell


Member Profiles

Jerri Alvarado
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Michael Rubio
Council Representation - Community Member
Employment - Child Development Consultant Bakersfield Homeless Center

Vienna Battistoni
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Public Agency
Employment - Professor of Child Development, Bakersfield College

Armida Bermudez
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Child Care Provider
Employment - Area Manager with the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo, Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

Barbara Best
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Community Member
Employment - Regional Trainer Coordinator, Region VII Partners for Quality - WestEd, Program for Infant Toddler Care.

Lisa Brum                                                                                                Appointing Entity - Supervisor Michel Rubio                       Council Representation - Child Care Consumer      Employment - Director, The Children's Learning Center

Candy Coats
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Community Member
Employment - Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic

 Irene Cook
Appointing Entity   Supervisor Ray Watson
Council Representation   Public Agency
Employment - Consultant, Early Childhood Education Instructor at California State University, Bakersfield Director, Discovery Depot.

Debbie Davis                                                                                           Appointing Entity - Supervisor Mike Maggard                      Council Representation - Public Agency                     Employment - Kern County Department of Human Services

 Lisa Duncan-Purcell
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Discretionary Member
Employment - Program Manager of the Community Services Division with Community Connection for Child Care

Linda Eberhart
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Jon McQuiston
Council Representation - Community Member, East Kern
Employment - Child Development Consultant and adjunct faculty in the field of Child Development for Cerro Coso Community College. 

Heather Garcia
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Don Maben
Council Representation - Child Care Consumer
Employment - Director, Child Haven Preschool

Marilyn Golleher
Appointing Entity - Dr. Christine Lizardi-Frazier
Council Representative - Community Member
Employment - AFS Director Clinica Sierra Vista


Casey Knaak
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Child Care Provider
Employment - Family Child Care Provider

Cary Larson-McKay
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Discretionary Member
Employment - California State University, Bakersfield child, Adolescent and Family Studies Program.

Virginia Layland 
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Michael Rubio
Council Representation - Child Care Provider
Employment - Education Specialist, Community Action Partnership of Kern, Child Education and Development Services Division.

Julie Manning
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Mike Maggard
Council Representation - Child Care Provider
Employment -Child Care Manager for Standard School District

Kalina Marquez
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Don Maben
Council Representation - Discretionary Member
Employment - Child Development Consultant

Yvonne Munoz                                                                                       Appointing Entity - Dr. Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools                                                        Council Representation - Child Care Provider          Employment - Shafter Healthy Start

Linda Oates
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Mike Maggard
Council Representation - Community Member
Employment - Executive Secretary, National Health Services. Inc.

Kathy Philley
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Public Agency
Employment - Director, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center

Betty Phillips
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Public Agency
Employment - Teacher,  Kern County Super Intendent of Schools Office, Down town Child Development Center.


Janet Swank
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Ray Watson
Council Representation - Community Member
Employment - Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Director of  Special Education


Debra Tolle
Appointing Entity - Dr.Christine Lizardi-Frazier, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Council Representation - Head Start 
Employment - Community Action Partnership of Kern

Denine Tucker
Appointing Entity - Supervisor Jon McQuiston
Council Representation - Kern River Valley
Employment - Home Base Educator, Community Action Partnership of Kern.



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